,i #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecde ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,decemb] #f1 #bjai,mr4 ,buck 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,ratcliffe7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prev5t fraudul5t jo9d]4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,innoc5t ,p>ty ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,prev5tion ( fraudul5t jo9d] ,section #addg ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7f7 ,fraudul5t jo9d] 7#a7 ,?is subsection %all apply to any case 9 :i*-- 7,a7 a civil action is remov$ solely on ! basis ( ! jurisdiction conf]r$ by section #accb7;a72 7,b7 a motion to rem& is made on ! gr\nd t-- 7i7 "o or m def5dants are citiz5s ( ! same ,/ate z "o or m pla9tiffs2 or 7ii7 "o or m def5dants prop]ly jo9$ & s]v$ are citiz5s ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! action 0 br\ght2 & 7,c7 ! motion is oppos$ on ! gr\nd t ! jo9d] ( ! def5dant or def5dants describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 is fraudul5t4 7#b7 ,! jo9d] ( a def5dant describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 is fraudul5t if ! c\rt f9ds t-- 7,a7 !re is actual fraud 9 ! plead+ ( jurisdictional facts ) respect to t def5dant2 7,b7 bas$ on ! compla9t & ! mat]ials submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 x is n plausible to conclude t applicable ,/ate law w\ld impose liability on t def5dant2 7,c7 ,/ate or ,f$]al law cle>ly b>s all claims 9 ! compla9t aga9/ t def5dant2 or 7,d7 objective evid5ce cle>ly demon/rates t !re is no good fai? int5tion to prosecute ! action aga9/ t def5dant or to seek a jo9t judgm5t includ+ t def5dant4 7#c7 ,9 det]m9+ :e!r to grant or d5y a motion "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! c\rt may p]mit ! plead+s to be am5d$1 & %all consid] ! plead+s1 affidavits1 & o!r evid5ce submitt$ by ! p>ties4 7#d7 ,if ! c\rt f9ds t all def5dants describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 h be5 fraudul5tly jo9$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 x %all dismiss )\t prejudice ! claims aga9/ ^? def5dants & %all d5y ! motion describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74 4